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Washington clears a $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine after claims the deal was held up

Washington clears a $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine after claims the deal was held up

The Pentagon confirmed the $2.1 billion Patriot interceptor sale to Ukraine on Friday, clearing a deal that had been stalled amid concerns the Trump administration was blocking arms transfers to Kyiv. The approval covers surface-to-air missiles critical to Ukraine's air defences as Russian bombardment intensifies. Separately, British-made Raspberry Pi components have been found inside Russia's newest jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 attack drones.

Cambridge tech firm Raspberry Pi's flight-control boards are 'one of the most crucial parts' of the advanced drones, Ukraine's sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said.

Russia's components reached defence firms via third-party buyers evading sanctions, with additional parts traced to the US, Germany, Switzerland and China.

A Slovak prosecutor has also reopened a probe into his country's donation of fighter jets to Ukraine, adding fresh legal pressure on Kyiv's western supporters.

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